Silverbacks Squad Named for FIBA World Cup Qualifiers » The Touchline Sports activities

Uganda males’s nationwide basketball staff head coach Mandy Juruni has named a 12-man Silverbacks squad for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African Qualifiers.

The squad options three debutants: Rezlife Saints guard Edrine Ekau, Akron Zips ahead Marvin Musiime-Kamali, and Blessed Phillip Mbogo, who’ve all earned their first nationwide staff call-ups.

Ekau arrives in camp after a powerful Nationwide Basketball League marketing campaign with Rezlife Saints. The guard averaged 17.3 factors per sport as Saints secured a third-place end within the common season, highlighted by victories over defending champions Metropolis Oilers and rivals Nam Blazers.

In accordance with the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA), the Silverbacks will depart on June 20 for a residential coaching camp in Kigali, Rwanda. The camp will run till June 30 because the staff prepares for the subsequent qualification window.

Uganda will then journey to Luanda, Angola, for the FIBA Africa World Cup Qualifiers scheduled from July 2 to July 5, 2026.

The Silverbacks face a difficult process after shedding all three of their opening Group D fixtures in opposition to Angola, Egypt, and Mali through the first qualification window held between February and March 2026. Uganda at the moment sit backside of the group and can want sturdy performances to revive their qualification hopes.

Qualification Format

Sixteen African nations are competing for 5 locations on the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027, which can be hosted in Doha, Qatar.

The qualifiers are being performed throughout 5 home windows. The highest three groups from every first-round group will advance to the second spherical, carrying ahead all outcomes from the opening part.

Within the second spherical, groups will face the three qualifiers from the parallel group over two further home windows scheduled for August 2026 and February 2027.

On the conclusion of the second spherical, the highest two groups from every group, together with the perfect third-placed staff total, will safe qualification to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027.